The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Los Gatos can be used to determine when you can plant polygonums.

Planting Calendar for Polygonums

Frost tolerance for polygonums:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You can not plant polygonums until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant polygonums in Los Gatos is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant polygonums and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your polygonums may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your polygonums indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Los Gatos the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Los Gatos is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Los Gatos it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your polygonums if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Los Gatos

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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